Introduction

SPIRO is an simple ORB (Object-Request Broker) which allows objects to be shared between two or more python (and/or Jython) processes.

Feature Summary

• Handy bridge between cPython and Java (via jython)
• You can talk to java libs/classes/functions, without losing access to CPython modules that have binary components (and are not available in jython).
• Servers and clients can run in cPython or Jython
• For C->Java bridging, server can be built into a standalone .jar file
• Each client connection has its own private namespace on the server, or can share a namespace with other clients
• All objects are stored on the server, manipulated through proxy objects on the client
• Exceptions occuring on the server get passed back to the client
• Client can pass callback functions to server
• Forever free (as in speech, and as in beer), and open source

Status

• Version - 0.1.1 (not yet released)
• Stability is not guaranteed
• You cannot subclass across server-client boundaries
• API is not stable, may change with each new release.